Tickled pink and safer than you might think

Good news for all girly-girls out there – research in the Netherlands this year has shown that pink cars are one of the least stolen vehicles of all the different colours available. Car thieves tend to be attracted by black, blue, silver or grey vehicles, even when eyeing up a bicycle or a motorbike apparently!

The thinking behind this is likely to be that the brighter the motor, the more conspicuous the vehicle is when police are looking for it. Red, yellow, purple and orange cars are also very rarely stolen for the same reason.

As well as this, darker, more sober looking cars make up the greatest percentage of cars sold, so there are more of them about to steal.

So, statistics would indicate that the brighter the car, the safer it is – from thieves anyway. However, if everyone latches on to this idea and sales of colourful vehicles increase then maybe thieves won’t be so worried about standing out in a vibrant car, and having a black, blue, silver or grey one will be the better option.

If your car’s colour isn’t mentioned here then all you can do is judge for yourself. Is it bright? Be honest. Do people in the street watch as you drive past? Yes? Then it would appear that your car is relatively safe from car theft for now.